#13415
Provenance
Studs

Place

USA

People

Axel Johannes Runsten

Description

Axel b. 05.07.1876 Studs Jervis, d. 03.05.1949 Houtskär.
Took the name Runsten sometime 1911-1916.
Married in America on 21.07.1906 to Ellida"Lida" Enesensa Larsson b. 28.09.1884 Ravels Näsby, d. 13.07.1970 Houtskär, "Vålnäs Lida".

After his return he built a house, now demolished, at Vålnäs in Näsby.
Axel was a gardener and traveled as a consultant around the archipelago in his fine motorboat.
This boat had long been towed ashore at Vålnäs, where it slowly decayed until it was disposed of when the headland began to be built on.

Miscellaneous

Children:
1. Ingrid Ellida b. 06.05.1907 New Jersey, d. 05.06.1908 Studs Jervis.
2. Ingrid Ellida, b. 13.05.1909 Ravels Näsby, d. 12.01.2003 in Mariehamn, married Manne Kirstas from Medelby.
3. Berndt Manne b. 30.01.1911 Ravels Näsby, moved in 1941 to Jomala.
4. Eva Enesensa b. 22.1.1918 Ravels Näsby, d. 16.12.1962 Ravels Näsby.

The first three children are listed as Mattsson at birth, while the fourth is listed as Runsten.

Lida's father Nils Larsson was born 1852 in Simo and died at Ravels in Näsby 20.2.1903, cause "accident, crushed".

From Birger Rönnsjö's photo register with personal portraits.

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